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Want to help Howmet Playhouse? Host an artistic guest!

Submitted by ktrzaska on Friday, May 11th, 8:46 am
Want to help Howmet Playhouse? Host an artistic guest!

Want to help the Playhouse but can’t build sets or sew? How about hosting an actor or director for the Playhouse during the Summer Fine Arts Festival?

Actors and directors from across the country join us to perform and direct during our Summer Fine Arts Festival, and host families make it possible to provide excellent entertainment while keeping costs low for the Playhouse. The hospitality of the community has brought back actors in the past and makes our artistic guests feel right at home. A spare bedroom is all that’s needed!

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Relay for Life of Whitelake

Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events
Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 3:37pm
Relay for Life of Whitelake

Visit www.relayforlife.org/whitelakemi for additional information.

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CAD Students Take Top Spots at Regional Competition

Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events
Monday, May 7th, 2012, 4:28pm
CAD Students Take Top Spots at Regional Competition

The Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) 2012 Regional Competition took place May 3-4, 2012 at Big Rapids High School. The competition compared 500-600 student projects by category and subject from high schools and tech centers within Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Mason, Manistee, Lake, Mecosta, and Osceola counties. Business professionals and instructional staff from Ferris State University judged the projects according to difficulty, accuracy, and craftsmanship.

The top four projects from each category qualify for state competition. Muskegon Area Career Tech Center (MACTC) students entered many projects within the 35 Computer-Aided Design (CAD) categories 22 of which qualified for State Competition:

1st  place - Nick Frein (West Michigan Christian), Architectural Design Commercial Building
1st  place - Nick Frein (West Michigan Christian), Topographical Mapping
1st  place - Blade Dick (Ravenna), Architectural Presentation

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MAPS - Family Fun at RRO

Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events
Friday, May 4th, 2012, 11:53am
MAPS - Family Fun at RRO

From: http://www.montague.k12.mi.us/

About 30 families joined RRO staff May 2 for Family Fun Night sponsored by RRO's Title I program and a Splash Nutrition Grant.

Famlies rotated between four stations featuring either a health message or an academic skill.  Students threw bean bag fruits at targets marked with numbers, calculated and graphed results.  Next, students built fresh fruit parfaits and sampled mystery foods in the cafeteria.  Black bean brownies? Mashed cauliflower?  The math mania station demonstrated easy to make math games.  Finally, families used a variety of musical instruments to add sound effects to a delightful story by Robert Munsch.

Look for family events that support student learning each trimester at RRO.

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Spring Concert Performance

Submitted by Cheri Mikowski, WZZM Receptionist & Community Blogger
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012, 12:49pm
Spring Concert Performance

White Lake Chorale will present, In Honor…A Celebration of Veterans and the Hope for Peace Spring Concert on Saturday, April 28 from 3:30pm -7:30pm at The Center for the Arts Montague High School located at 4900 Stanton Blvd. in Montague.

Guests include the Chorale Belles, Instrumentalists from the West Michigan Symphony and special military groups. This concert is not recommended for young children.

Come out to enjoy this concert to celebrate our freedom by uniting as a community and the chance to share gratitude for our past, present and future military troops.

Tickets are free but required & are available through a Chorale member, at the Book Nook & Java Shop at 8726 Ferry Street in Montague or on-line at www.whitelakechorale.com . A free will offering will be taken.

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American Red Cross Honors Local Volunteers and Blood Donors

Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012, 10:16am
American Red Cross Honors Local Volunteers and Blood Donors

The American Red Cross of West Michigan serving Muskegon, Oceana, and Newaygo Counties held its annual Volunteer & Blood Donor Recognition Event on Wednesday, April 18. Volunteers reaching years of service milestones and blood donors reaching specific gallon levels were recognized.

“Each year thousands of volunteers and blood donors serve our communities through the American Red Cross. We are proud of the unparalleled record that the Red Cross has of helping people and meeting their local needs,” said Penny Albertie, Regional Volunteer Services Director.  “All of the services are made possible by our dedicated team of volunteers, blood donors, and through continuing support from our generous community.”

Recipients of the events special awards are as follows:

Volunteer of the Year:  JUDY GOULD, Muskegon

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Whitehall students recognized for national environmental award

Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events
Friday, April 20th, 2012, 9:50am
Whitehall students recognized for national environmental award

Seven Whitehall Middle School students and their teacher will be awarded the Michigan State Senate’s White Pine Award by Senator Geoff Hansen (R-Hart) this Friday, April 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the gym at the middle school located at 401 Elizabeth Street.

The students, Alaina Anderson, Breann Comstock, Brooke Bachelder, Nathan McWhinnie, Elle Bachelder, Victoria Learman and Morgan Mitteer, and their teacher Susan Tate, are being recognized for their environmental work that led to the group’s becoming a first place winner in the national Lexus Eco Challenge. The White Pine Award is given annually in recognition of efforts to protect Michigan’s natural resources. The students will be planting the tree on the grounds of the middle school.

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